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For the second consecutive game, the Marlins faced an elite right-hander from a National League East rival on Wednesday. Matt Harvey made his second his second start for the Mets since Tommy John surgery on his elbow. The day before the Marlins managed one run and six hits in three innings against Max Scherzer, the Nationals’ prized free-agent acquisition. “Welcome to the NL East. There’s no easy days in the East,” Redmond said. Harvey was brilliant in his first spring outing, retiring all six Tigers he faced and registering 99 mph three times with his fastball. Harvey and Marlins All-Star Henderson Alvarez pitched to a 2-2 standoff in the first three...

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